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No. 280,694. Patented July 3, 1883.

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EDWARD R.v WARNER, or sA FRANCISCO, oALIFo NIA.

NECKTIE- HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 280,694, dated July 3,1883.

- Application filed February 24, 1883. (No model.) 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. WARNER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California,have made and invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Scarf andTie Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the saidimprovement, the accompanyingdrawings being referred to by figures and letters.

The object of my invention is to provide a holding-plate and retainingdevice for neck scarfs and ties, by means of which a small piece orlength of silk or other suitable material can be readily and quicklymade into the form of a scarf or a bow without requiring any sewing orstitching of parts together.

To such end and purpose it consists in forming and producing a plate ofluniform shape by cutting or stamping it out of thin sheet metal andbending it to the required curve to fit the neck, and then cutting bothat and along the top and bottom edges a curved slot in such manner thata narrow strip or portion of metal is provided for nearly the entirelength of the plate at the top as well as at the bottom. In the centerportion of this blank an opening with a narrow slot leading from oneside is formed to receive the head of the shirt stud or button by whichthe plate is retained in place. \Vith the aid of such a plate a scrap ofany material can be formed into a bow or a scarf that will have all thesemblance of a made-up article. The following description fully explainsmy said invention and the manner in which I proceed to make, apply, use,and operate it.

In the said drawings herein referred to, Figure 1 is a view of theplate. Fig. 2 shows its use as .a scarf-holder. Figs. 3 and 4.illustrate themanner of forming a bow.

A represents a plate that may be readily cut out of thin sheet metal ofsuitable size to extend across the front of the opening between theedges of a collar, its ends beinglong enough to take under the collar orboth sides, and its top and bottom edges being cut on curves thatapproach each other at the ends, so that th plate takes a luniformshape.

At a distance above the lower curved edge a slot, B, is produced bycutting out a portion of the metal along its lower margin in such manneras to produce a slot on the same or approaching the same curve as thelower edge.

In like manner a curved slot, 0, is formed at ting in a slit, whichconstitutes a fastening 'means.

This plate is then bent to conform to the required curvature of theneck, and it is then ready for use.

In forming a scarf by the aid of thisholder, one end of the material ispassed through the upper slot from behind, so that the remaining part isbrought over the top of the plate to the front and covers the upperedge. The first end, I), may then be placed through the lower slot forbetter securing it. The two parts may be attached together by a pin orring, or worn without. To form a bow, the two ends of a short piece ofmaterial are passed through the slots from behind, as shown in Fig. 3,and the ends I) c are then crossed behind the loop (I and drawn out atopposite sides. One of these ends, as b, is then returned through theloop d and drawn to form a bow end, as e, and the other end, as c, ispassed in the same manner in the opposite direction to produce the otherhalf, f, of the bow. In this manner the bow is produced without tying,or requiring any knots or fastenings of any kind.

Among the advantages derived from using this plate are facility informing and attaching scarfs and bows and great economy in the use ofmaterial.

Having-thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described scarf and tie holder, consisting of the plate A, ofluniform shape, having the curved slots B O at the top and the bottom,and the locking-slot D in the center portion to receive a stud orbutton, substantially as set forth.

EDWARD B. WVARNER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. OsBoRN, D. SELLEOK.

